The effect of the Flipped Classroom Model on the language skills of primary school students

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Sri Sukasih, Zamzani, Haryanto

2019 International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change Vol. 5 Issue 3 Article Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the language skills of primary school students through the application of the Flipped Classroom Model, and to investigate the effect of the Flipped Classroom Model on the language skills of primary school students. This research used a quantitative approach through a pre-experimental design. It was conducted at three primary schools in the Regency of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The research sample consisted of 82 students, who were selected from the whole student population at the schools. The data was collected by administering a language skills test. The data analysis techniques used were the descriptive statistics analysis technique and the inferential statistics analysis technique through a t-test. The research results show that students' language skills before the application of the Flipped Classroom Model was within the fair category (M = 71.8 and SD = 6.47), while after the application, it was in the high category (M = 80.9 and SD = 4.59). The results of the inferential testing shows that the Flipped Classroom Model could significantly improve primary school students' language skills. © 2019 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.

Affiliations

Doctorate Program, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia